Radio Digest (Oct 1923-July 1924)

RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated June 28, 1924 No. 6 OFFICIAL BALLOT Announcers' Contest RADIO DIGEST FIRST ANNUAL GOLD CUP AWARD Award Editor. Radio Digest. \orth Dearborn St.. Chicago. 111. Please credit this ballot as one vote for: .of Station. • Announcer s name) .ed ... (C»ll letters) Address City. .State., If vou desire, tell below in five or less words what you most like about the fur whom you have cast this ballot: HOLD BALLOTS BACK FOR SPECIAL BONUS LISTENERS TOLD DETAILS OF ANNOUNCERS' AWARD Entrant Needs But One Nomination — Total of Ninety-Three Now After Gold Cup Although a total of ninety-three annou:. e been nominated to date in the Radio Digest First Annual Gold Cup Award, the award editor is still receiving many nominations for men whose names have already appeared. It is emphasized • but one nomination is needed for v?te "for his iation is id ts apE wise to sa\c - Eow Bonus Votes Are . When four consecutive ballots are sent. in in one group, the announcer for whom they are cast will receive fourteen instead of merely four votes. When eight consecutive ballots are sent in in one group, the count will be thirty-three instead of eight votes. Twelve consecutive ballots will count for sixty-two votes, while the ire series of sixteen ballots will have a weight of ninety-one votes for the announcer for whom they are cast. It is therefore particularly of advantage to save the ballots as they appear and cast them all at once, or in smaller groups as outlined above. Ballot number 16 will not appear until the September 6 issue. Ballot number 6 appears this week. Announcers Nominated How The announcers nominated to date, their stations and locations, are: Adair, Sam, WOQ, Kansas City. Arlin, H. W., KDKA, East Pittsburgh. Arnoux, G. C, WBAP, Fort Worth. Bach, A. E. W., WBZ, Springfield. Bachman, Miss Alberta, WBAH, Hinne ap' Barnes, E. T., WGT, Schenectady. Barnett, S. W., WOC, Davenport. -r, Otto, WGR, Buffalo. Buell, Earle, WLAG, Minneapolis. Cartier, Jaques, CKAC, Montreal, Canada. Clark, David C, WHAM, Rochester. Claussing, Leroy, WEBH, Chicago Coats, Mr., CKY, Winnipeg Coggesil, A P., WGY, Schenectady. Cole, N. D., WHO, Des Moines. Cooperman, Tess, WLAG, Minneapolis. Cadigan, John J., WTAT, Boston. Carlin, Phillip, WEAF, New York. Cowan, Thomas H., WJZ and WJY, New York. Cross, MilfWv'*. WJZ and WJY, New rfc. Daggett, Uncle John, KHJ, Los Angc-.es Walter, CFCF, Montreal. DeP^-.-, J. H., WCBD, Zion City. L., KYW, Chicago. .-., C. A, WCAH, Columbus. Erbstein, Charles, WTAS, Elgin. hart, Harry E., WDAR, Philadelphia. Emery, C. R., WGI, Medford Hillside. ;ng, Major J. J., WNAC, Boston. Field, Henry, KFNF, Shenandoah. Fitzpatrick, Deo. WDAF, Kansas City. Gaal, C. A, KUO, San I Graham, C. W., W1P, Philadelphia. Granlund, N. T., WHN, New York. ne, P. A, WSAI, Cincinnati. Hai art E., KFOA, Seattle. Harrington, Ted, WCX, Detroit. Harris, Credo, WHAS, Louisville. Bill, KFKX, Hastings. Hays, George, WLS, Chica: Hayner, Rutherford, WHAZ, Troy. -1 Hand, WDAP, Ft. Worth, ler, Richard V., KGW, Portland. Hager, Kolin, WGY, Schenectady. Hatfield, Helen G., WCK, St. Louis. Herske, Arthur R., WTAM, Cleveland. Johnson, Elmer (Swan) G., WJAX, Cleveland. Johnson, F. W., CHYC, Montreal. Johnson, Paul, WLAG, Minneapolis. Jones, Miss V. A .L., KSD, St. Louis. Kaney, Sen A. W., WGN, Chicago. Kay, Lambdin, WSB, Atlanta. Kirby, WWJ, Detroit. Ludgate, William, KSD, St. Louis. Mack, Johnnie, WJAS, Pittsburgh. Martin, Victor, WHAM, Rochester. Milholland, Howard, KGO, Oakland. Munn, Robert, WGR Buffalo Nelson, Jack, WDAP, Chicago. Northrup, Robert, WLS, Chicago. Palmer, Lester, WOAW, Omaha. Paschal, , WOR, Newark. Poehler, Eleanor, WLAG, Minneapolis. Pierce, Jennings, KGO, Oakland. Pierce, F. W., WOC, Davenport. Pierson, Wm. T., WCAP, Washington. Randall, C. R., WCAG, New Orleans. Reese, Paul, KFI, Los Angeles. Reid, J. Lewis, WJZ, New York Reilly, John, WJAR, Providence. Reynolds, R. F., WEAN, Providence. Rice, ., CJCA, Edmonton, Canada. Robinson, Irving B., WNAC, Boston Rothafel, S. L. (Roxie), WEAF, New York. Rouse, Gene, WOAW, Omaha. Sartory, Joseph, WCAE, Pittsburgh. Salyer, Harold A, WHAS, Louisville. Schilling, John T., WHB, Kansas City. Smith, Fred, WLW, Cincinnati. Smith, Edward H., WGY, Schenectady. Stefan, Karl, WJAG, Norfolk. Sullivan, Jerry, WQJ, Chicago. Tomy, C. D.„ WCX, Detroit. Trumbull, Steve, KYW, Chicago. Tyson, Edwin L., WWJ, Detroit. Uncle Kaybee, WCAE, Pittsburgh. White, Major Andrew, WJZ, New York. Weidaw, Robert, WGY, Schenectady. Whitney, Robert S., WMAQ, Chicago. Willets, G. V., WOC, Davenport. Wilson, R. H., KDKA, East Pittsburgh. Wilson, Walter, KYW, Chicago. Witten, J. M., WOS, Jefferson City. Announcers to Help Oat Fans Because many listeners were having a hard time finding out who was doing the announcing at the various broadcast stations, Radio Digest recently requested the "men behind the mikes" to divulge their identity by some sign when beginning or closing a program. The announcers have been more than willing to co-operate and are unanimous in their consent. They will hereafter (those who are not already doing so) use either their names, initials, nicknames or some identifying symbol to let the public know whose voice it is hearing. Radio Digest will know what announcer is meant if ballots are marked with these ether "signatures." The complete rules of the contest were given last issue. They will be repeated in an early issue. WGY Boisclair Organ Program SCHENECTADY, N. Y. — Organ recitals, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, have been added to the weekly program of WGY here. Every Tuesday at 10:15 p. m. and at 5:15 p. m. Thursday night. Stephen E. Boisclair gives a program of organ music. The broadcasting station at Madrid. Spain, is now working regularly with two and one-half kilowatts in the antenna. "T tins CONTENTS Illustrated, Volume IV, Number 12, published Chicago. Illinois. June 28, 1924. Published weekly it Publishing Company, 510 North Dearborn Street. Chicago. Illinois. Subscription rates, yearly. Foreign Postage One Dollar additional; single copies Ten Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. "AH the live News of Radio" 1 to 6 Before They Thought of "Mikes," an annonncer puzzle 5 An Evening* at Home with the Listener In, a chart to show when to listen in for your favorite stations 6 Operating and Trouble Shooting for Owners of the Trans-Continental Receiver 7 Advance Programs for the Week at the Larger Stations 9 to 12 Thirty-Minute A-B-C Lessons for Beginners, Chapter XV — Working Through Interference, toy P. E. Edelman 13 Underground Antennas for Broadcast Reception, Part I — Explaining a System to Reduce Static, by Thomas Jones, A. I. R. E 15 Portable Receiver and Transmitter, Hook-up for Combination Set 17 Questions and Answers 18 Directory of Radiophone Broadcasting Stations, Part IV 19 Radio Illustrated, a page of pictures 20 Looking Ahead How to Make Your Own Static-Free Antenna will be told next issue by E. T. Jones in the second article of his series on the underground aerial. His first article this week tells of experimental work that has gone before. You can do your own experimenting after reading next week's contribution bv Mr. Jones. Another Article Devoted to Static Elimination is that by Dr. J. G. Gray, who will tell next issue's readers about the special hook-up he has found especially adapted to warm weather reception. "It defies static," says Dr. Gray. \Ye shall see. In "The Power Voice of Radio" Paul Edelman covers a great deal of ground in the realm of amplification. 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